Buy glasses in Japan: free eye test, lenses ready in hours

Glasses chains in Japan include a free eye test and can make custom lenses within hours. Far cheaper than many countries.

Type

Hack

Category

Onsen & Health

Place

Japan-wide

For

tourist, resident

Posted

Dec 28, 2023

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@ChunandRice ↗

What the sources say

JINS Japan: glasses made in about 30 minutes; NAVITIME: JINS, Zoff and OWNDAYS give free eye tests with no prescription needed. 3 X repliers confirm from their own trips (@cheliax, @noriyaro, @justpids). Reddit: several travellers got eye tests + glasses within an hour at JINS/OWNDAYS (one: ~$80 each, ready in 20 min).

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• japantravel.navitime.com ↗
• x.com ↗
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• reddit.com ↗
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